Politifact’s ‘Lie of the Year’ Goes to Trump For His Many, Many Falsehoods

Unlike in previous years, fact-checking website Politifact could not select just one statement for “Lie of the Year,” instead granting the honor to Donald Trumpfor his many, many falsehoods.

“PolitiFact has been documenting Trump’s statements on our Truth-O-Meter, where we’ve rated 76 percent of them Mostly False, False or Pants on Fire, out of 77 statements checked,” the Pulitzer Prize-winning fact-checker writes. “No other politician has as many statements rated so far down on the dial.”

Among the many false statements that Politifact said contributed to their decision: